Workers at the largest hotel in Boston and the oldest continuously operating hotel in the country have joined the nationwide hotel strike, the union said on Monday.

The nearly 700 employees at the Omni Parker House and the Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport have gone on strike, according to the UNITE HERE Local 26 union.

More than 600 workers at the Hilton Boston Park Plaza and Hilton Boston Logan Airport are also currently on strike in the city.

Across the country, more than 5,000 hotel workers are on strike at Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott, and Omni hotels as coast-to-coast labor disputes continue to impact the hotel industry.

Workers — including housekeepers, front desk agents, cooks, dishwashers, servers, bartenders, bellhops, doormen, and more — are calling for higher wages, fair staffing and workloads, and the reversal of COVID-era cuts.

“I’m on strike because I work two jobs in order to provide for my family,” said Yuri Yep, a restaurant server at Omni Parker House. “I’m always rushing and I don’t even have time to see my kids. I’m missing out on my own life.

“It’s ridiculous that I’m living this way when the hotel companies make record profits,” Yep added. “They can afford what we’re asking for, and we’ll be out on strike until we win for all of our families.”

Newsflash : At the @OmniParkerHouse
, the 170-year-old, longest continuously operating hotel in the United States, workers are ON STRIKE! pic.twitter.com/EygSilbTTw

— UNITE HERE Local 26 (@UNITEHERE26) October 14, 2024

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Omni hotel workers in the city previously went on strike for a few days last month.

“The mighty, mighty Union is back on the picket line at Omni Boston Seaport,” UNITE HERE Local 26 posted on Monday. “Striking workers are drumming up citywide support for a fair contract!”

“When you kick one member down, hundreds will rise!” the union added. “We are ON STRIKE at Omni & Hilton hotels to show these companies that no one will be left behind. We go out together, we go in together!”

When you kick one member down, hundreds will rise! We are ON STRIKE at Omni & Hilton hotels to show these companies that no one will be left behind. We go out together, we go in together! #1u pic.twitter.com/3AasTBtgDb

— UNITE HERE Local 26 (@UNITEHERE26) October 14, 2024

After months of contract negotiations, over 10,000 hotel workers across the U.S. went on strike on Labor Day weekend, most on limited duration strikes that ended after two or three days. More strikes followed in the subsequent weeks.

The union has been urging travelers not to eat, meet, or sleep at any hotel that’s on strike. Picket lines will run outside struck hotels for up to 24 hours a day, and hotels may suspend services while trying to operate with skeleton staffing.

Guests have experienced disruptions including unavailable daily housekeeping, towels and linens piled up in hallways, piles of trash visible outside, closed bars and restaurants, and reduced pool hours.

“Hotel workers can see through the hotel companies’ excuses,” said Gwen Mills, international president of UNITE HERE. “Workers are done struggling every month while hotel companies like Omni, Hilton, Hyatt, and Marriott make record profits. Hotel workers are in this fight for the long haul. Strikes will continue until the hotel corporations agree to contracts that have the wages, staffing and workloads we need.”